Training provided by private colleges and schools for students intending to complete vocational certificates or degrees. The schools are licensed by the Workforce Board or, if they grant a degree, by the Washington Student Achievement Council.

State Core Indicator Results

Employment - Percentage of participants who were employed, as reported to the Employment Security Department during the third quarter after leaving the program.*

All 67%

Completers 68%

Earnings - Median annualized earnings six to nine months after leaving the program. (Quarterly earnings are the result of hourly wage rates and the number of hours worked in a calendar quarter. To derive annualized earnings, quarterly earnings are multiplied by four.)

All $26,800

Completers $27,900

Skills - Percentage of participants who obtained an appropriate credential. (Percentage based on all participants, including those who did not receive training through the program.)

86%

Net Employment Impact - Difference between the employment rate for all participants and the control group of non-participants, measured between two and three years after leaving the program.

Not Significant

Net Earnings Impact - Difference between the average annualized earnings for all participants and the control group of non-participants, measured between two and three years after leaving the program.

$2,100

Participant Return on Public Investment - The ratio of the present values of additional lifetime participant earnings and employee benefits to public costs of the program. Additional lifetime participant earnings and benefits are additional earnings and employee benefits received (minus participant program costs, taxes on added income, and any loss in unemployment insurance benefits), when compared to the non-participant control group.

N/A

Taxpayer Return on Investment - The ratio of the present values of projected additional lifetime taxes paid by the participant (plus any decrease in unemployment insurance benefits), in comparison to the public costs of the program. Additional taxes are those additional taxes projected to be paid in comparison to the taxes projected to be paid by the non-participant control group. Change in unemployment insurance benefits is the change in benefits paid to participants compared to the non-participant control group.

N/A

* Includes some out-of-state employment data but not all of it and does not include data on self-employment.

Employment & Earning Indicators Over Time

Employment Rate - Percent of All Private Career School Participants with Reported Employment in Third Quarter after Exiting Program

Earnings - Median Annualized Earnings of All Participants in Third Quarter after Exiting Program (First Quarter 2017 dollars)